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Waterkeeper's comments on review of changes to the Fisheries Act
Canadian rollbacks Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Canadian rollbacks Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

Waterkeeper's comments on review of changes to the Fisheries Act

On November 14, 2016, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper's founders, Mark Mattson and Krystyn Tully presented "9 Things the New Fisheries Act Must Do To Make Canada Healthy and Prosperous" on behalf of the organization, Fraser Riverkeeper, Fundy Baykeeper, North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper, and Ottawa Riverkeeper. Here is what they presented.

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Canadian rollbacks Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Canadian rollbacks Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

Submission to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

On November 14, 2016, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper's founders, Mark Mattson and Krystyn Tully presented "9 Things the New Fisheries Act Must Do To Make Canada Healthy and Prosperous" on behalf of the organization, Fraser Riverkeeper, Fundy Baykeeper, North Saskatchewan Riverkeeper, and Ottawa Riverkeeper. Here is what they presented.

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Waterkeeper's comments on the review of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights and Regulations
Darlington Refurbishment, Canadian rollbacks, Toronto Sewage Bypasses Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Darlington Refurbishment, Canadian rollbacks, Toronto Sewage Bypasses Posted by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper

Waterkeeper's comments on the review of Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights and Regulations

Today, Lake Ontario Waterkeeper submitted comments to the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario regarding the review of Ontario's Environmental Bill of Rights. The EBR is a powerful piece of legislation that has been the cornerstone of Waterkeeper's provincial work to protect swimmable drinkable fishable water for over a decade. It is also a key tool for Ontarians to participate in environmental decision-making processes. Read our complete submission here.

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The fix is on: federal government launches review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act after law gutted in 2012

The fix is on: federal government launches review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act after law gutted in 2012

The worst year in the history of Canadian environmental protection was 2012. That year, the federal government gutted every major environmental law. The Fisheries Act no longer protected most fish or fish habitat. The Navigable Waters Protection Act no longer protected “water.” And the process by which major projects are reviewed was slashed. Today, Waterkeeper Mark Mattson sent a short submission to the Government of Canada endorsing the launch of new process to review environmental decision-making. Here is his submission.

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MEDIA ADVISORY: 47 groups ask Federal Government to repeal changes to the Fisheries Act.

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper is one of 47 conservationists, Indigenous leaders, scientists and streamkeepers, who signed on a letter organized by Northern Confluence and strongly support a call for the Government of Canada to reform the country's essential fisheries law, the Fisheries Act. Read the letter.

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